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As part of Phase II of it's Black Belt Initiative the Alabama Forestry Foundation had begun supporting full implemntaion of AMSTI in three south Alabama schools.

BLACK BELT INITIATIVE - Phase 1

Sponsored by the Alabama Forestry Foundation, the Black Belt Initiative is designed to increase the awareness of students attending Black Belt Region high schools of job opportunities in forestry. The objective of this initiative is to encourage rural students to pursue education and training that would qualify them for employment in Alabama’s forest products companies.

Career Opportunities

The forest products industry is the single most important economic engine in rural Alabama and includes companies that manufacture renewable products from Alabama’s most abundant natural resource (pulp and paper mills, sawmills, wood panel mills, and renewable energy plants), as well as companies that supply raw material for these manufacturers (landowners, loggers, and land management companies). A few examples of career opportunities include: